# Incident 19790712020519I: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Blythe, CA, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47128, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47128-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DC-65 (registry code 8850402, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DC65TCRAFT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712020519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ZA LANDED ON HIGHWAY AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. EXPECTED TO BURN 4GPH BUT BURNED 6GPH.

## Other reports on N47128 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831025068469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025068469I), Oct 25, 1983: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT (N47128), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Aircraft turned into the wind and ran into a runway light.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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